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An Exotic Adventure,..the Rebirth of Choptop #4 ! by exoticse
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Been a long slumber. But back at it.
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Wow that car looks awesome! I like to stare at that picture. The whole thing looks killer, throw up smore pics pwease.

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Thanks Shem ! Been a long drought since I have been on the forum, but I am back and so is this project. Car has been relaxing in my garage for the past few years mainly,.... because of time and money !





Well finally I am starting to carve out some time. Time for some fresh air !



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Most know about my 3 piece HRE.



But since, I fell into a reallty ridiculous deal on a set of 3 piece SSR GT3.

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In the process of having them widened and refurbished to like new.





Going a little more aggressive on these. Doing a 19 x 9 with a 3 “ lip up front and 19 x 11 with a 5” lip on the rears.

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Some examples of the wheels widened out.



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Was lucky enough to get my hands on one of the limited production mad/dan fiberglass nose, thanks Fakhri !







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I love the look of that nose! Is that something they are going to market? My only issue is how low it makes the nose. I had to take the chin off my car since it would not back out of the driveway with out hitting. Still the look of that one has me pondering how to make the driveway work with the car.
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Been pondering a color choice for awhile. 🤔



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Red is in the current pole position. 😎
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Finally got around to getting my front wheels widened and refinished.

First I had to take them to a local wheel shop to get them split.



Then came a stroke of luck,.... a fellow choptop owner ( thanks Mack) also with HRE wheels had the size lips I wanted and I had the ones he wanted, so we swapped ! Saved us both about $600 !



From there I had them reassembled and then picked up some new rubber.



All 4 wheels now a match !

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The thought has crossed my mind about getting a little bit more aggressive with my lip spoiler. 🤔



Thoughts ?



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The thought has crossed my mind about getting a little bit more aggressive with my lip spoiler. 🤔



Thoughts ?



"Lip spoiler", is that what those are called now? I'd say I'd take one of her, but at my age, I don't know what I'd do with her (nor, I imagine, would she know what she'd do with me.)

Oh, you mean on the car ... =))

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I've always thought the early 70s Camaro Z/28 spoiler looks great on a Fiero

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Big wheels, need big brakes.

Started the upgrade project by first getting my hands on some C6 brake calipers and rotors.



Brian’s Sanburn’s brake adapter kit was next on the checklist.






Brake lines, pads, and 88 Fiero calipers joining the project





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Great to see you back at it. It's going to be epic.

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I am glad i didnt miss the completion of this car. One of the reasone i started mine!!
Looking good!!
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https://m.youtube.com/watch...ad=101&v=MIWKdaYJNdY Thanks to

Madcurl for the videos. 😎

https://m.youtube.com/watch...ad=101&v=kyL1hyzlbU0

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Great to see you back in the game Tony. Love the video`s
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Been a long slumber. But back at it.


I hate it when people mess with the Fiero's body. Many screw it up.

This one gets my blessing though! Very COOL!

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Been a long slumber. But back at it.


So you're going to drag me back to work too huh?
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Hey randy ! Longtime no see buddy ! Yeah we both are long overdue to get our rides back out there !

Always loved yours.
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Hey randy ! Longtime no see buddy ! Yeah we both are long overdue to get our rides back out there !

Always loved yours.


You have some PMs from me.
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It's good to see CT#4 is still alive. Looks like some sweet upgrades in progress, too.
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More pieces to the brake upgrade puzzle.

New slotted and drilled C4 rotors for the rear.


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Dream it, build it.
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Looks friggin spectacular man! Love the whole thing! Still going w the red? Any other plans/mods in the works?

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Glad to see you're still at it Tony. Just a question about paint, have you considered something different like the battleship grey from Dodge? It's more of a neutral color and not vibrant but at the same time is so basic that it looks good especially with the right accent colors.

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That just looks awesome!! Any color ideas???
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Corvette brake upgrade

















Finished !



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Alternate wheels done !

SSR GT3. These were a 2 piece welded wheel that we split and converted back to it’s original 3 piece configuration.

Fronts are 19 x 9 (+35) with 3” outer lip. Tires= 255/30/19
Rears are 19x11 (+35) with 5” outer lip. Tires= 285/30/19 or


Fronts



Rears



This alternate setup is very aggressive.

Going to switch up the two sets of wheels from time to time and for different looks at various shows.

Car is back up and running ( brake upgrade) so look for some pics and videos soon !

Scary part is,……I ran across a third set of 3 piece wheels that is even badder and cheaper than either of these two sets !!!

Yes,…… I am a wheel addict !

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Looks great. What about the other nose? Any color ideas yet?
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The nose is coming back. It was only loosely mounted before and my body guys needs to make some brackets. Also a matching rear bumper is in the works so for now it sits. Color ? Red with black accents.

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Man that is gonna look sweet. I can't wait to see it.
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Some exciting developments.

While in Las Vegas attending the SEMA show, I got to meet up with a fiberglass guru who produces various fiberglass parts for multiple vehicles.



We agreed to work on a project to produce molds for this widebody bumper designed and owned by Madcurl.








I think this will help complete the look of the addition of the mad-Dan nose.

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One bad ass paper weight,…..at the moment.



Excuse my frustration. 🙄



What I thought would be a quick fix is turning out to be a bit more time consuming and draining ($). Big thanks to a good friend.

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